Once accompanied the people of Shibuya to grow up, Miyashita Park has been renovated and become a new complex facility Miyashita Park (MIYASHITA PARK), which combines shopping, park and hotel. It reopened in July 2020. The rooftop retains the “Sky View Park” of Shibuya people’s childhood memories. The first to third floors have been transformed into shopping mall and restaurant area RAYARD MIYASHITA PARK. The first floor of the south building also has Shibuya Yokocho, which collects snacks from all over Japan. It has become the newest entertainment and leisure spot for young people in Tokyo. How can you miss it if you love to experience the local life?
History of the Development of Miyashita Park
Miyashita Park, located north of Shibuya Station, was opened in 1953 and named after the area, “Miyashita-cho”. Due to the booming development of Tokyo’s commercial activities, causing parking problems, Tokyo conducted a large-scale urban planning, and after the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, the park was reconstructed into a parking lot, and the top floor of the parking lot was Tokyo’s first aerial park, “Miyashita Park”, with skateboarding, entertainment facilities. For the older generation of Tokyo people, this is their childhood memory, and also the filming location of the early Japanese drama.
With the evolution of the times, in 2020, Tokyo welcomed the Olympic Games again, and decided to rebuild Miyashita Park as the first project of the “Three-dimensional Urban Park System” in Shibuya District. Nowadays, Miyashita Park has the “Shibuya District Miyashita Park” on the top floor, and the first to third floors have been transformed into the shopping mall “RAYARD MIYASHITA PARK” of Mitsui Group. Besides, there is also a hotel of the latest brand of Mitsui Group, “Sequence”, next to it.
【Transportation】How to get to Kiyoshiko Park?
- South Street Address: 1-26 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- North Street Address: 6-20 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Business Hours: Shopping Facilities 11:00~21:00, Restaurants 11:00 – 23:00, Park 8:00~23:00, Sports Facilities 9:00~22:00 (irregular holidays)
- Official Website: Miyashita Park Official Website, RAYARD MIYASHITA PARK Official Website
Miyashita Park is located north of Shibuya Station. Take the JR Shibuya Station from Miyayama-zaka or Hachiko Exit, or take the subway to Shibuya Station from B2 or A7b Exit, and walk north for 3 minutes to reach the south street of Miyashita Park. Since Miyashita Park is opposite another new Shibuya attraction Shibuya Scramble Square, it can also be arranged to play together.
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Ginza Park is divided into South Street District and North Street District. Although there is a road in the middle to divide the two districts, the “Sky View Park” on the top floor is connected. If you walk from Shibuya in the South Street District to the North Street District, it will only take 10 minutes to go to Harajuku. Therefore, it is recommended to take a tour of Harajuku.
【Must-Visit Miyashita Park】RAYARD Shopping Center Floor Introduction
Miyashita Park is similar to some future community concepts in the United States, transforming the original “Tokyo’s First Sky Park” into a commercial facility combining parks, shopping malls, hotels, leisure sports facilities and hotels, with a rooftop green park for local people to rest. The shopping center “RAYARD” in the facility has many international boutiques, Japanese brands, select shops, and even many Japanese limited products. “RAYARD” has 44 stores and 46 restaurants, divided into South Street District and North Street District from the central staircase, each side has three floors. Below are the must-visit stores on each floor, small stores are easier to change, and it is also recommended that people who want to find specific stores go to RAYARD MIYASHITA PARK official website to confirm before departure.
- 【South Street District 1F】Shibuya Cross Street, adidas
- 【South Street District 2F】Restaurants, Japanese Brands, Stationery Stores, Variety Stores, Shibuya Souvenir Stores
- 【South Street District 3F】In 2017, Ghibli Studio established the American leisure brand “GBL” for adult fans, and a food street like an American shopping center (TACO BELL, PANDA EXPRESS)
- 【North Street District 1F】LOUIS VUITTON’s first men’s flagship store, PRADA unisex new concept store (including stationery in collaboration with Japanese old store TRAVELER’S COMPANY), the first overseas flagship store of American brand KITH
- 【North Street District 2F】Same as North Street District 1F
- 【North Street District 3F】Food Street: Spanish Famous Restaurant Gran Sol’s First Store in Japan
- 【Independent Building next to North Street District】Sequence MIYASHITA PARK HOTEL
【Miyashita Park North Side】sequence MIYASHITA PARK Hotel
The 4th to 18th floors of the independent building on the north side of Miyashita Park is “sequence MIYASHITA PARK Hotel”, a new hotel brand of Mitsui Fudosan, and now a very textured hotel in Shibuya. There are 240 guest rooms. The reason for the special introduction is that the check-in time is 17:00, the check-out time is 14:00, and the breakfast time is extended to 12:00, which is suitable for late risers to sleep until noon. I will probably check in in two months and share my experience after I stay.
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【Gion-Shita Park Top Floor】Shibuya Gion-Shita Park
The floating child started from the “Shibuya-ku Ritsumon-shita Park” which opened earlier this time. The sky garden is located on the top floor connecting the south street area and the north street area, and you can choose to take the escalator or stairs.
Take the elevator up on either the north or south side.
Kiyosumi Park is a place where the old Shitamachi people played in their childhood. The park is long and narrow in shape, with a whole piece of green lawn, plants, skating rink and other sports facilities. On a good day, you can relax here and it’s very comfortable.
The arch-shaped object above Shibuya Ward Ritsumeikan Park is also a feature that identifies the park.
This staircase is the location that divides the South Street District and the North Street District.
Shibuya Ritokuin Park also has a pure white vending machine Starbucks designed by Japanese famous designer/music producer/DJ – Fujihara Hiroshi (Fujihara Hiroshi), which is created with the image of foreign gas stations.
50th Anniversary Commemorative Statue of Doraemon “Doraemon Future Gate”
December 1, 2021, Sky Garden has added a Doraemon 50th anniversary commemorative statue “Doraemon Future Gate”, which can take pictures of 11 popular characters created by Fujiko F. Fujio.
Multi-Functional Sports Facilities
Heading south to the neighborhood, there are skate parks, climbing facilities, and multi-purpose sports facilities such as sandboxes, which require payment to use. Due to the half-price discount for Shibuya residents, many locals can be seen exercising here. (For details, please refer to the official website.)
Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Park South 1st Floor – Shibuya Yokocho
Descending from the south, one can see the outdoor and indoor spaces of the entire South Street District on the first floor are within the scope of “Shibuya Alley”, which is close to the railway and has an antique decoration, just like most of the narrow alleys near the Japanese railway.
Shibuya Hikarie is a food street opened at the same time as MIYASHITA PARK, with a length of 100 meters, including 19 stores, covering local delicacies from Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Yokohama Chinatown, Hokuriku, Kinki, Tokai, China, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa and other parts of Japan, as well as Korean cuisine.
Shingu Horidō specializes in delivering ingredients directly from the production area. Whether you want to eat ramen from all over Japan, Kyushu fatty pork hot pot, Shikoku fish cuisine, or classic Japanese dishes such as seafood bowls, sushi, and Osaka-style grilled dishes, accompanied by Japanese sake and shochu, you can become a local Japanese.
Shibuya Hikarie has 13 “Food Markets”, each with a nostalgic atmosphere.
You can eat grilled bonito (Katsuo no Tataki) at the Shikoku Food Market.
You can’t miss the fatty intestine hot pot in Kyushu food market.
Hokkaido Food Market has Hokkaido miso butter ramen and sea urchin bowl.
Conclusion
Shibuya Scramble Square is a new spot after Tokyo Olympics, showing the effort of Tokyo government in creating a local living environment. People in Shibuya can exercise in the sky garden nearby, and it is convenient to buy groceries and food on the shopping floors. Tourists can also buy souvenirs and brands conveniently, and even experience the atmosphere of Japanese Izakaya in Shibuya Yokocho, which is a well-planned community commercial facility.